Henri Pierre Picou
An Idyll of Marriage
Found at
Christies,
London
19th Century European Pictures including Russian Pictures, Lot 67
29. Mar - 29. Mar 2006
19th Century European Pictures including Russian Pictures, Lot 67
29. Mar - 29. Mar 2006
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 GBP
Price realised: 14.400 GBP
Price realised: 14.400 GBP
Description
Henri Pierre Picou (French, 1824-1895)
An idyll of marriage
signed 'H. PICOU' (on the boat)
oil on canvas, unframed
23 5/8 x 36¼ in. (60 x 92 cm.)
An idyll of marriage
signed 'H. PICOU' (on the boat)
oil on canvas, unframed
23 5/8 x 36¼ in. (60 x 92 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 80 %.
This artwork by Henri Pierre Picou achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in March 2006. In the 19th Century European Pictures including Russian Pictures auction, the work An Idyll of Marriage sold for GBP 14,400.00 (€ 20,632.61) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 8,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Henri Pierre Picou - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The Birth of Venus, which sold at auction in December 2020 for GBP 68,750.00 (€ 76,799.88).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 80 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Henri Pierre Picou erzielte im März 2006 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion 19th Century European Pictures including Russian Pictures wurde die Arbeit An Idyll of Marriage für GBP 14.400,00 (€ 20.632,61) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 8.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Henri Pierre Picou mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The Birth of Venus beobachtet, die im Dezember 2020 für GBP 68.750,00 (€ 76.799,88) versteigert wurde.
Henri Pierre Picou - Auction history
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